Posted on Sep 28, 2009 | by Staff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A wide range of resources -- many of them free -- are available to help churches plan their Oct. 11 observance of World Hunger Sunday.

One of the most useful resources -- a video thanking Southern Baptists for the crucial ministry their World Hunger Fund is providing in Kenya's ongoing food crisis -- is available for viewing from the Baptist Press Audio/Video Gallery at bpnews.net.

A great many other resources can be found at worldhungerfund.com, the homepage for the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund.

Among the free downloadable resources available at worldhungerfund.com:

-- Bulletin insert, World Hunger Fund logo, mini-poster ads, video and a PowerPoint presentation.

-- Soup can labels to create receptacles for WHF donations.

-- A mini coloring book depicting real people whose lives are being touched through Southern Baptist hunger ministries.

-- A drama script that can be used to educate church groups on the Christian mandate to minister to the poor.

Among the low-cost items available for order on the site:

-- "Impact World Hunger," a four-page publication, sized for easy placement in most church bulletins, that also can be used as a stand-alone informational handout.

-- World Hunger Bread Bank to help churches, schools, or community groups fight world hunger by collecting money to donate to the World Hunger Fund.

-- World Hunger Fund offering envelopes.

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission also provides resources at erlc.com/hunger:

-- Articles on topics such as biblical directives for combating hunger and poverty and how to begin a hunger ministry.

-- Two sermons, "The Ministry of the Open Hand" and "Do Justice to the Afflicted and Needy."

-- News reports on how Southern Baptists are fighting hunger both in North America and abroad.
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Adapted from information on worldhungerfund.com and erlc.com.